Leaderboard Academy

We have designed the Leaderboard Academy, especially to equip Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) professionals and BAME former athletes with the skills they need to influence and promote equality and diversity (particularly race equality) in the boardrooms of sports organisations. The ultimate aim is to increase BAME participation in sport at all levels. Presently there are only 14% BAME board members, out of a UK population of 14%. The Academy is focused on getting talented people onto boards, people who have empathy and understanding of race equality issues, and the ability to communicate and share that at board level.

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Connecting Communities through Cricket, Breaking Boundaries, is a three-year project (2018 - 2021) bringing together young people, their families and communities, through regular engagement in cricket, playing, spectating and volunteering. The project will use the spark of the 2019 World Cup to make the most of crickets potential to bring different ethnic and faith communities closer together into one cricket community and foster mutual respect and friendships.

To celebrate Black History Month, the Houses of Parliament will be host to a photographic exhibition, 'COACH', to showcase the contributions made by Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) coaches in athletics.

Slough Making Equals will take place on the 30th August at Slough and Eton School. The event which is supported by our Trustee Christine Ohuruogu will bring 100 young people together to help build bridges between local communities, develop skills and build a new generation of young leaders.